Occasional Papers & Paper Series
Occasional Papers
The Program regularly publishes analyses written by our fellows and guest contributors, tackling and dissecting issues ranging from U.S.-based extremism to international terrorism and social media dynamics.
The Need for a Specific Law Against Domestic Terrorism
Amy C. Collins
September 2020
Confronting Racially and Ethnically Motivated Terrorism: A Call To Designate Foreign White Identity Extremist Groups Under U.S. Federal Law
Amy C. Collins
September 2020
Unpacking the Links Between Ideas and Violent Extremism
Pete Simi
August 2020
Challenges Posed by Returning Foreign Fighters
Adam Hoffman and Marta Furlan
March 2020
Transnational Neo-Nazism in the USA, United Kingdom and Australia
Paul Jackson
February 2020
The Architects of Salvation: How IS Foreign Fighter Recruitment Hubs Emerged in Tunisia
Nate Rosenblatt
September 2019
Strategic Operational Continuum: Retooling Prevention (PDF)
Joumana Silyan-Saba
April 2019
Nidal Hasan- A Case Study in Lone-Actor Terrorism
Katharine Poppe
October 2018
Islamic State's Re-organization in Libya and Potential Connections with Illegal Trafficking
Arturo Varvelli
November 2017
Radicalization and the Uzbek Diaspora in the Wake of the NYC Attacks
Bennett Clifford
November 2017
The Muslim Brotherhood in Austria
Lorenzo Vidino
August 2017
Jihadism in the Spanish Language After the Barcelona Attack
Manuel Torres-Soriano
August 2017
Conspiracy Theories in the Patriot/Militia Movement
Sam Jackson
May 2017
What Causes Extremist Attitudes Among Sunni and Shia Youth? Evidence from Northern India
Kunaal Sharma
November 2016
Countering Violent Extremism: Lessons on Early Intervention from the United Kingdom’s Channel Program
Talene Bilazarian
October 2016
Nazis vs. ISIS on Twitter: A Comparative Study of White Nationalist and ISIS Online Social Media Networks
J.M. Berger
September 2016
Without Prejudice: What Sovereign Citizens Believe
J.M. Berger
June 2016
Hisba in Mosul: Systematic Oppression in the Name of Virtue
Rasha Al Aqeedi
February 2016
The Islamic State’s Diminishing Returns on Twitter: How Suspensions are Limiting the Social Networks of English-speaking ISIS Supporters
J.M. Berger and Heather Perez
February 2016
Muslim Brotherhood in the United Kingdom
Lorenzo Vidino
December 2015
The Domestic Terrorism Threat in the United States: A Primer
Andrew Gumbel
December 2015
Paper Series
The Program commissions paper series on notable topics and trends within the fields of extremism and violent extremism, and publishes expert analysis from external contributors.
Perspectives on the Future of Women, Gender, & Violent Extremism
(February 2019)
Full Series
Edited by Audrey Alexander
Negating Stereotypes: Women, Gender, and Terrorism in Indonesia and Pakistan
Sara Mahmood
Not Just Victims: Women in Terrorism from the Western Balkans
Vesë Kelmendi
How Women Advance the Internationalization of the Far Right
Julia Ebner and Jacob Davey
The Changing Roles of Women in Violent Islamist Groups
Devorah Margolin
Key Considerations: Forward Thinking about Women, Gender, and Violent Extremism
Countering Violent Extremism Series
(October 2015)
De-radicalization and Integration The United Kingdom’s Channel Programme
Rashad Ali
Countering Violent Extremism and American Muslims
Kamran Bokhari
Countering Extremism: Learning from the United Kingdom Model
Ghaffar Hussain
The Identity-Extremism Nexus: Countering Islamist Extremism in the West
Dina al Raffie
Reintegrating Violent Extremist Offenders: Policy Questions and Lessons Learned
Tinka M. Veldhuis
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The Honorable John P. Carlin
Former Assistant Attorney General
The Department of Justice, National Security Division